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MICROSOFT LENS IS BEING REPLACED WITH MICROSOFT 365 (M365) COPILOT APP
If you are using the mobile app, Microsoft Lens (PDF scanner), it is being retired by Microsoft in phases:
September 15, 2025: Retired from iOS and Android devices.
November 15, 2025: No longer available to download from Google Play or the App Store.
December 15, 2025: Users can no longer create new scans.
Your scans will still be accessible via My Scans on your device.
Overview
You can find mobile apps supported by ITS that feature OCR technology for text recognition, allow image capture and selection from your device, and converts them to PDFs on your device. It also offers PDF editing tools like cropping, color adjustment, and page management, with the option to save images as JPEGs, share via email in your OneDrive and more. Faculty and staff, you can edit PDFs in Acrobat and students can submit files using the Canvas student app.
Use Cases
- Students: Quickly capture and digitize lecture notes, whiteboard diagrams, homework, textbook pages. Store these scans in OneDrive or as PDFs to create a valuable study resource. Submit captured content to Canvas. Please note, Canvas does have a limit of 500 MB for media files. Download the Microsoft 365 app for ease of storing and sharing files.
- Staff/Faculty: Seamlessly gather and manage contact details using the business card feature. Incorporate scanned documents into your project work flows and easily share them with colleagues.
- Personal Use: Keep important documents safe by storing them digitally, scan your favorite recipes, or preserve cherished family memories by photographing old photos and letters.
Feature
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Microsoft 365
ios/Android
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Adobe Scan
ios/Android
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SVSU account
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Yes, staff and registered students.
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No, cannot authenticate with an SVSU email address). SVSU only has licensing for Adobe Creative Cloud for staff.
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| Saves to OneDrive |
Yes
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No
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| Scans multiple documents |
Yes |
Yes |
| Dictate |
Yes |
No |
| OCR Detection |
Yes |
Yes |
| Capture automatically |
No |
Yes |
| Auto crop captures |
Yes |
Yes |
| Filters, Crop, Drawing, and Text |
Yes |
Yes |
| Save as PDF |
Yes |
Yes |
| Save as image |
Yes |
Yes |
| Includes Office Suite |
Yes, (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) |
No |
| Immersive Reader |
Yes |
No |
| Accessibility and Screen Reader support |
Yes, Microsoft 365 mobile app allows you to zoom in, change to dark or high contrast, use color filters and more.
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Yes. Can enable visual, audio, and gesture features.
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Download Mobile app
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